Orem — Nomi Health, the direct healthcare company rewiring healthcare payments has partnered with RIP Medical Debt to eradicate more than $225 million in overdue medical bills. The contribution relieves more than 176,000 Americans across Utah, Florida, Colorado, and Nebraska of their debt loads. The money owed had accumulated from surprise billing and high healthcare costs before the pandemic—and for some has led to wage garnishment, liens, and other burdensome debt collection tactics. The debt Nomi absolved is for individuals who meet RIP’s criteria of living at two times or below the poverty line, or those whose debts are 5 percent or more of their annual income.

Nomi was founded on the belief that healthcare needs to work better for all of us, yet so often it functions best for those who are well-resourced instead of those who need it most. There is no doubt that Covid treatment costs will only exacerbate this national crisis of growing medical debt, burdening everyday American families. Nomi’s mission is to simplify healthcare billing and lower costs and this is only the beginning of Nomi’s work to alleviate debt burdens.